. >> reporter: praveen and savita halappanavar met in india, married, then set up home in ireland four years ago. he is an engineer, she was a dentist. they were happy here. >> she loved dancing. she forced me to dance with her on a couple of times on the stage. we gave a performance. and that will be the fondest memory i suppose. i have never gone onstage, i never had. i always had the stage fear to go and speak and the belief she gave me was unbelievable. >> reporter: together, they had dreams of a beautiful future, of children, their children, of having a family. >> she was looking forward, basically. in a way she felt she was at the right place. that's the reason why she knew and she was very well organized as well. she knew what she wanted in life. that's the reason why she had decided to settle here on the long term. >> when savita became pregnant they were overjoyed. then their ordeal began. savita got back pain. here, doctors told her she was miscarrying. her baby would likely die. savita's husband says they asked for a termination and were told this is a catholic country, not